Lilac Class spent the afternoon learning about their digital footprint. After a quick questionnaire and pairing up to find definitions to key vocabulary (such as malware, phishing, block, report, screenshot, SMART), we had a long discussion about what ‘deleted’ means and that, actually, nothing is ever deleted from the internet and how careful we all have to be in what we decide to put out on the internet.
Lilac then completed an activity advising two people on their social media accounts and whether the information they shared was appropriate or not. This generated lots of discussion about what should and shouldn’t be shared online to keep them safe. We all agreed posting full names, addresses, how old we are, which school we go to and other personal information should be kept a secret and never shared with anyone – no matter how well you think you know them.
We then moved onto looking at the SMART rules. We created comic books to advise younger children on what SMART stands for and how to apply them to every day situations.
